Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure and Methamphetamine Abuse

Background Despite a global epidemic of methamphetamine abuse, methamphetamine-associated heart failure (MethHF) remains poorly understood. We sought to evaluate characteristics and outcomes for patients with MethHF. Methods We reviewed the electronic health records of the University of California, San Diego, from 2005 to 2016. We compared characteristics and outcomes between 896 patients with MethHF and 20,576 patients with heart failure (HF)...